Chapter 580: Prosperity
At the beginning of the You hour, Shuzhou City.
Shuzhou City, the capital of the Great Shu Kingdom.
Although the Great Shu Dynasty had been established, the name of the city was not changed and it was still named "Shuzhou".
As the largest city among the fourteen states under the rule of Da Shu, there are no less than ten million people living in Shuzhou City, which is comparable to the capital of Daning and Fengyuan City.
But in terms of prosperity, Shuzhou City, which has never been affected by war in the past two years, would naturally be the first among the three.
In other words, Shuzhou City is currently the most prosperous place between the two countries of Fengning.
The ancient city reflects thousands of years of history.
Such a city undoubtedly carries a lot of things.
There are the swords and ambitions of young knights; there are the pens and brilliant articles of scholars.
There are "great men" who go in and out of the court and bring order to the world; and there are "small men" who are ordinary and work hard on the farm.
There are wanderers who travel all over the world; there are returning guests like tired birds returning to their nests.
There are mountains and waters for secret rendezvous with lovers; there are blood and wine for brothers to swear an oath of brotherhood.
There is joy, there is merriment, there is freedom, there is brightness;
Of course, there are also sorrows, regrets, deceptions, and darkness. You can find everything in the world in this city.
It carries all destinies and also carries all those who are willing or unwilling to accept their fate.
And at this moment.
When tens of thousands of flying lanterns rose up with the wind, like the inverted Milky Way; when the people poured into the streets, smiling and crowded in the alleys hung with red lanterns; when the Weiyang Palace, which was as bright as day, lit up 99,999 bright lanterns, and hundreds of officials and guests bowed and greeted each other, the city seemed to be carrying only one thing.
That was the last prosperous era for the Feng and Ning countries in nearly a thousand years.
“.”
"Su Sheng!"
"Su Sheng, I toast to you!!"
Weiyang Palace, in front of Taihe Hall.
The huge square was already filled with people, tens of thousands of bright lights lit up every corner, and palace maids came and went in groups, holding endless fine wine and delicacies in their hands.
Although the Ministry of Rites arranged a separate table for each guest according to convention, many people had left their seats at this moment.
They walked around carrying wine jugs, looking at the various makeshift wonders and stopping to chat with acquaintances they met with a smile.
If they were having a good time chatting, they would raise their jugs to drink together. The jugs would make crisp sounds when they collided, but in an instant the sounds were drowned out by the palace music that never stopped in the distance.
Officials in official uniforms, tipsy guests, accompanying family members, busy palace maids in the crowd At this moment, everyone's face was full of smiles, and the laughter mixed with the aroma of wine went straight into the sky, and then returned to the world in the dancing of the dancers.
Such a scene was more like a "ceremonial bliss" than a state banquet, making everyone forget all their worries temporarily and immerse themselves in this festive and lively night.
"Su Sheng!"
"In this situation, why don't you write a poem?"
Surrounded by dozens of people who took turns to toast him, Su Wu, who had never practiced cultivation, was now a little drunk and seemed to be half drunk.
He staggered towards the huge dragon head made of gold sheets beside him, raised the wine jug and took a big gulp.
All sounds seemed to become ethereal at this moment, only Su Wu's intermittent voice echoed with the prosperous times.
"My ears are filled with music and my eyes are dazzled, and my house is filled with pearls and jades, more beautiful than Wu girls."
"Because I know that the immortal cave on the sea is just like a rich and noble home on earth."
"Embroidery houses gather red candles at night, and dancing costumes drag on the blue sky."
"I am worried that the banquet will end and the maidens will leave, and the moon will be half-set in front of Weiyang Palace."
“.”
As soon as the eight sentences came out, Su Wu raised his head and poured all the wine in the pot into his mouth.
Everyone around who heard this poem suddenly widened their eyes and their faces turned red.
They repeated these eight lines of poetry with rapid breathing, turned their heads to look around, and felt that the prosperity of the scene, which was already beyond compare, had reached a new level because of this poem.
“Great poem!!”
“What a great poem!!!”
"Let us drink from the same pot with Su Sheng! May our Great Shu be like tonight forever!"
“Drink! Drink!!”
“.”
"Bang!"
As countless people raised their glasses at the same time, a firework bloomed in the sky above the Weiyang Palace, like a giant peony.
The palace lanterns are bright at night and in full bloom, let us drink together a cup of prosperity in this prosperous era.
Chengjian Prefecture, the prefectural capital.
While Shuzhou City was completely immersed in a heavenly celebration, Chengjian City, which also belonged to Dashu, seemed a little deserted.
Of course, today is New Year's Eve, and there is still some festive atmosphere in the city.
But Cheng Jiancheng had just experienced the baptism of war, so both the government and the people were quite tight on money at the moment. The most they could do was have a reunion dinner at home to celebrate the New Year.
But compared to the deserted streets, Jishidiang was quite lively at this time.
"Girl, you must accept this little bit of wine and food!"
"Dr. He has no children or grandchildren, so he spends the New Year alone every year. Before that, we would bring him some food!"
"Yes! Fortunately, the girl is here this year, so Dr. He has a companion!"
"Girl, please accept it! We don't have much talent, this is all we can offer."
“.”
Looking at the wave of people coming to deliver food to him, Li Wutong suddenly felt a feeling he had never felt before.
Although she had only been at Jishidiang for half a month and was far from being qualified to diagnose and prescribe medicine, she usually just did odd jobs.
But these people respected her very much, as if as long as she worked in Jishiditang, she was a living Bodhisattva.
"Okay, I'll take the food."
"I would like to thank all the villagers on behalf of the teacher."
Accept the food and see off this wave of enthusiastic people.
Li Wutong stood at the door and looked outside. He felt that no one would come, so he closed the main door and only left a small door in case someone suddenly fell ill and came to see a doctor.
After doing all this, she returned to the backyard with the wine and food and sat down opposite the white-haired old man again.
Today is New Year's Eve. All the other employees of Jishidiang have gone home to reunite with their families. Only she and the old man who has no relatives are still here.
Judging from the food on the table, the two had already been eating for a while and had also drunk some wine.
"Teacher, please drink less."
After taking off the veil, Li Wutong poured another glass of wine for the old man.
The latter drank half of the glass and said with a smile: "Princess, I only drink this much wine a year, please let me drink it."
"teacher"
Li Wutong's eyes suddenly dimmed, and she lowered her head slightly: "I told you, I'm not a princess anymore."
"Well"
The old man was stunned, as if he felt guilty: "Well, I forgot about it."
“.”
The originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became silent. Looking at Li Wutong who lowered his head and said nothing, the old man was silent for a while before asking:
"Miss Li, you really don't plan to go to Jianchang Prefecture?"
"Since Master Wei has already allowed the Emperor to restore Dafeng there, then you..."
"Teacher, I'm not going to Jianchang."
Li Wutong suddenly raised her head, interrupted with tears in her eyes: "I don't deserve to go back."
“.”
"Alas, there are not so many worthy and unworthy things in this world."
After drinking the remaining half glass of wine, the old man sighed to himself and asked:
"Will you go looking for Master Wei again in the future?"
"I"
Li Wutong bit her lip and shook her head in pain.
"Teacher, I want to go find him."
“But, but I know I shouldn’t go.”
“.”
Instead of trying to persuade Li Wutong, the old man just silently poured her a glass of wine.
"Miss Li, I have been practicing medicine all my life. I have saved many people, but I have also failed to save many people."
"Everyone in this world knows that birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of nature."
"But do you know that there is a kind of person who is immune to all diseases?"
Having said that, the old man paused and glanced at Li Wutong who looked a little confused.
"He's dead."
"Only dead people are immune to disease, but he's already dead, so what's the point of being immune to all diseases?"
"Miss Li, do you understand what I mean?"
“.”
In the moonlight, Li Wutong's body trembled slightly and he remained silent for a long time.
The old man didn't say anything more when he saw this. He just left a few last words and then pushed the door open and walked out with the wine jug.
"If you can't figure it out, then stay at Jishidiang and treat illnesses and save lives."
"And if one day you figure it out"
"Then go find him."
(End of this chapter)
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